Welcome to Kobayashi

更新日:2022年03月10日

Profile of Kobayashi City

Location map of Kobayashi City in Japan
A photo of a flower garden with orange poppies in full bloom against the backdrop of the Kirishima mountain range.

Kobayashi City is located in the south-west of Japan. The city is surrounded by the Kirishima Mountain Range in the south and the Kyushu mountains in the north and east. At the foot of the Kirishima Mountains, Kobayashi is a sylvan town full of flowers such as cosmos and poppies, stars shining in the crystal clear sky, and fireflies which shine their light beside clear refreshing springs.

Population of Kobayashi City

As of April 1, 2017, the city is the sixth biggest in Miyazaki prefecture with an estimated population of 45,240.

Area Dimension of Kobayashi City

With a total area of 562.95 km2(217,3 mi2), Kobayashi City is the fourth largest city in Miyazaki prefecture.

Latitude and longitude coordinates for Kobayashi are: 31°59′48″ and 130°58′22″

Annual Weather Averages

August is the hottest month in Kobayashi with an average temperature of 27.2°C (80.9°F) and the coldest is January at 6°C (42.8°F). The wettest month is June, and an annual precipitation is 2,600 mm.

Access

  • From Miyazaki City: Approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes via the National Highway 268
  • From Miyakonojo City: Approximately 50 minutes via the National Highway 221
  • From Ebino City: Approximately 30 minutes via the National Highway 221

Kobayashi City is also accessible via bus and train.

  • To Suki Branch Office: From the Kobayashi City Office, approximately 20 minutes via the National Highway 265
  • To Nojiri Branch Office: From the Kobayashi City Office, approximately 20 minutes via the National Highway 268
KyushuMap
Highway Tolls
From Approximate time to Kobayashi IC
Fukuoka IC 2 hours and 50 minutes
Nagasaki IC 4 hours
Oita IC 4 hours
Kumamoto IC 1 hour and 30 minutes
Kagoshima IC 1 hour
Mizobe Kagoshima Airport IC 40 minutes
Miyazaki IC 50 minutes
Miyakonojo IC 25 minutes

Fee Standard-sized car

Access by Airplane (Domestic)
From To Airline Approximate flight time
Haneda (Tokyo) Miyazaki All Nippon Airways (ANA) Japan Airlines (JAL) Solaseed Air 1 hour 40 minutes
Itami (Osaka) Miyazaki ANA JAL 1 hour
Kansai (Osaka) Miyazaki Peach Aviation 1 hour 5 minutes
Chubu Kokusai (Nagoya) Miyazaki ANA IBEX Airlines 1 hour
Haneda (Tokyo) Kagoshima JAL, ANA, Solaseed Air, Skymark Airlines (SKY) 1 hour 50 minutes
Narita (Tokyo) Kagoshima Jetstar Japan 1 hour 50 minutes
Itami (Osaka) Kagoshima JAL, ANA 1 hour 5 minutes
Kansai (Osaka) Kagoshima Peach Aviation 1 hour 10 minutes
Chubu Kokusai (Nagoya) Kagoshima ANA, Jetstar Japan 1 hour 20 minute

Airlines Contact Information

JAL
  • 0570-037-283 (fixed rate within Japan)
  • +81-3-6733-3062 (for international calls or IP-phones, charges apply)
ANA
  • 0570-029-222 (fixed rate within Japan)
  • +81-3-6741-1120 (for international calls or IP-phones, charges apply)
Solaseed Air
  • 0570-037-283 (fixed rate within Japan)
  • +81-6-7637-8817 (for international calls or IP-phones, charges apply)
Peach Aviation
  • +81-3-6302-8991 (for international calls or IP-phones, charges apply)
Skymark Airlines
  • 0570-039-283 (fixed rate within Japan)
  • +81-50-3786-0283 (for international calls or IP-phones, charges apply)
IBEX Airlines
  • 0120-686-009 (free calls from landlines within Japan)
  • +81-3-6741-6688 (for international calls or IP-phones, charges apply)
Jetstar Japan
  • 0570-550-538 (fixed rate within Japan, press 2 for English)
  • +81-50-3163-8538 (for international calls or IP-phones, charges apply)
Access by Train
From Types of transportation By train and relay bus By train
Tokyo
  • Tokaido/Sanyo/Kyushu Shinkansen
  • Local trains
  • Highway buses

Take the train to Shin-Yatsushiro station

THEN

The bus to Kobayashi IC

Take the Shinkansen to Kagoshima-Chuo

THEN

Local trains from Kagoshima-Chuo to Kobayashi station

Osaka
  • Sanyo/Kyushu Shinkansen
  • Local trains
  • Highway buses

Take the train to Shin-Yatsushiro station

THEN

The bus to Kobayashi IC

Take the Shinkansen to Kagoshima-Chuo

THEN

Local trains from Kagoshima-Chuo to Kobayashi station

Fukuoka
  • Kyushu Shinkansen
  • Local trains
  • Highway buses

Take the train to Shin-Yatsushiro station

THEN

The bus to Kobayashi IC

Take the Shinkansen to Kagoshima-Chuo

THEN

Local trains from Kagoshima-Chuo to Kobayashi station

Kumamoto Local trains n/a Take local trains from Kumamoto to Kobayashi station
Kagoshima Local trains n/a Take local trains from Kagoshima-Chuo to Kobayashi station

JR-WEST (Timetable & Fare Finder for Shinkansen and local trains)

JR-Kyushu Bus (B&S reservation site Japanese only)

Access by Highway Bus
Routes to Kobayashi IC Estimated travel time
From Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe “Ohisama" 10h-12h
From Fukuoka “Phoenix" 3h20min
From Kumamoto “Nampu-go" 2h20min
From Shin Yatsushiro (Bus & Rail, can reserve only highway bus) 1h00min
From Kagoshima “Hamayu" 1h45min
From Mizobe Kagoshima Airport “Hamayu" 50min

Access by Ferry

From Kobe to Miyazaki (estimated travel time 13h-14h)

Access by Local Bus

  • From Miyazaki Airport (via Miyazaki city area) to Kobayashi Bus Center (estimated travel time 1h 45min)
  • From Nishi Miyakonojo Station/Bus Center to Kobayashi Bus Center (estimated travel time 1h 20min)

Information about rail pass, highway bus and local bus

Pass for foreign tourists only

Pass without restrictions

Means of Transport within Kobayashi

Access by Taxi

Miyako Taxi

0984-23-3121

Sanwa Kotsu Taxi

0984-23-2131

Kobayashi Kotsu

0984-21-0550

Access by Community Bus (“Noriai-Bus-Ourai")

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